Minneapolis Institute of Art
Shōki, the Demon Queller
Tomita KeisenLinkedCulture matchlcp-f8d1f8faec83
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 117053
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The army of demons surrendered, ” according to the inscription atop this portrait of Shōki, the Queller of Demons. A deity from China’s Daoist pantheon, Shōki is usually shown with one or more demons, but his fierceness in this portrait appears to have driven them away. Keisen moved to Kyoto to study under Tsuji Kakō and was known among local painters for, among other things, his excessive partying. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
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